A new pride: There's a bunch of shops, hawker stands, I've a sushi bar right next door, massage parlours, there'...

DON'T be surprised if, one of these days, you bump into an ang moh dude with spiky blond hair, tattoos, a bunch of piercings and a Chihuahua chatting up your favourite hawker auntie in quaint little Tanjong Katong. That would be Anthony John Padilla and his beloved Champ wandering around their new 'hood. "I love that area. There's a bunch of shops, hawker stands, I've a sushi bar right next door, massage parlours, there's a pet store down the block. It's perfect," said the 46-year-old California native. It has to be. After all, Singapore will be "home, sweet home" for quite some time for the guy in charge of wardrobe in The Lion King musical. The much-anticipated run of the musical adaptation of the hit Disney animated movie, about a lion cub named Simba who grows up to take over his father as leader of the Pride Lands, is currently running as the resident show at Marina B...